[carlosjobim]

> the more I'm convinced that we need independent rankings of news sites and journalism.

How much do you personally spend subscribing to independent journalism? There are great outlets and journalists closing down and moving on every day, because when push comes to shove, people don't want to pay a dollar to read important news that they care about, even in their own communities.

[freeone3000]

I pay $150 a year for my local paper, but really I only pay $75 because it’s tax-deductible where I live.

[cdrini]

The hope is these ratings could more systematically help support good journalists, since news orgs will keep those journalists employed in order to keep their ranking up.